Japan
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Renewables
Japanese offshore wind maintenance unit launched
Japan’s Mitsui and Hokutaku have jointly established Horizon Ocean Management (HOM) for the purpose of providing inspection and maintenance services…
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Renewables
DEME and Penta-Ocean forge offshore wind alliance in Japan
Belgium-based DEME Offshore and Japan’s marine contractor Penta-Ocean Construction have agreed to set up a joint venture targeting offshore wind…
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Tech
NYK deploys AI platform to aid fleet maintenance
Wärtsilä’s remote monitoring systems with each voyage providing additional data to the artificial intelligence-based products the company offers are set…
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Offshore
Modec president and CEO steps down due to ill-health
Japanese floater expert Modec said its president and CEO Yuji Kozai has resigned and will be replaced by Takeshi Kanamori…
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Renewables
Partners advancing Kashima Port offshore wind project
Wind Power Group, Tokyo Gas and Vena Energy are accelarating the development of the 159.6 MW Kashima offshore wind project…
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Offshore
Modec suspended from new Petrobras tenders
Brazilian oil major Petrobras has suspended Japanese floater expert Modec from taking part in competitive bidding for the next 13…
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Asia
MOL’s new boss outlines priorities
Mitsui OSK Lines’s (MOL) new boss, Takeshi Hashimoto, has outlined his priorities for the coming decade on assuming the presidency…
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Finance and Insurance
NYK seals sustainability linked loan deals worth $804m
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has signed two sustainability-linked loan (SLL) deals with combined value of $804m. The SSLs are NYK’s…
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Environment
Enviva and MOL explore hard sail possibilities
Enviva, an energy company specialising in sustainable wood bioenergy, and Japanese shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) have signed a memorandum…
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Ports and Logistics
Japanese ports waive fees for LNG-fuelled ships
Japan’s ports of Tokyo, Yokohama and Kawasaki will waive an entry fee from next month for vessels fuelled by LNG…
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Shipyards
Sumitomo markets methanol dual-fuelled tanker design
Tanker owners will have a new choice of yard to order methanol-fuelled ships with news from Japan where Sumitomo Heavy…
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Tankers
NYK secures renewable diesel COA with Neste Shipping
NYK Bulkship, a unit of Japan’s NYK Group, has signed a contract of affreightment (COA) with Finland’s Neste for the…
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Gas
Shipping of CO2 goes mainstream with MOL investing in Norwegian pioneer
Shipping of CO2 is going mainstream with news Japan’s largest shipping line is moving into the sector. Until now, the…
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Finance and Insurance
Four more Japanese banks sign up to the Poseidon Principles
Four more Asian financial institutions have signed up to the Poseidon Principles, a framework established in 2019 by leading banks…
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Containers
ONE Apus finally departs from Kobe
After 98 days at a slice of quayside in Kobe, the 14,000 teu departed today, bound once again for California.…
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Bunkering
Japanese players partner up to develop ammonia bunker supply chain
A group of Japanese companies have partnered up to jointly develop ammonia as a marine fuel. Japanese trading house Itochu,…
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Tech
K Line working with Nokia to bridge shipping’s 10-year sat comms gap
Shipping giant Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has a barrage of news out today including details of Japan’s first climate…
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Renewables
JERA proposes offshore wind farm in Japan
Japanese power generation major JERA has proposed to Japan’s Ministy of Economy, Trade, and Industry to develop a wind farm project…
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Gas
Japanese carbon neutral LNG buyers alliance formed
Carbon neutral LNG developments are increasing rapidly as key backers of the fuel look to future-proof their investments. A total…
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Environment
K Line creates carbon neutral division
Japanese shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) is sharpening its focus on developing green solutions for its operations. K…
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